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Ashmolean Museum

Basalt

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  • Basalt
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Location of Geological Feature
Paving at the back entrance to the Ashmolean Museum of St Giles'. Basalt cobbles with good examples of conchoidal fracture, formed on splitting.
Rock Type
Basalt
Geological Age
Unknown
Quarry Location
Unknown, possibly Italian
Category
Structure
Nearest station
Oxford
Address
66, St Giles' OX1 3LY
Ashmolean Museum — Basalt
Basalt at Ashmolean Museum
Basalt at Ashmolean Museum (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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